Three 6 Mafia settle $6 million lawsuit with $uicideboy$ over alleged stolen songs
Three 6 Mafia have officially reached a settlement in their lawsuit against $uicideboy$ over songs that were allegedly stolen.
Group members Juicy J and DJ Paul claimed that $uicideboy$ “made a career stealing and profiting from Plaintiffs’ copyrighted material.”
The $6 million lawsuit was initially filed in 2020, alleging they sampled songs like ‘Sippin’ on Some Syrup’, ‘Where’s Da Bud’, ‘Charging These Hoes’, ‘Robbers’, ‘Now I’m High, Really High’, ‘Chickenhead’, and ‘Crucifix’ without permission.
Three 6 Mafia accused them of “repeatedly and shamelessly appropriating Plaintiffs’ artistic and cultural identities.”
They claimed that they had “illegally sampled and stolen” at least 36 Three 6 Mafia songs and that they weren’t used for “any new or transformative purposes.”
A filing read, “While Plaintiffs have released songs entitled ‘Mask and Da Glock’, ‘Smoked Out, Loced Out’, and ‘Break Da Law’, Defendants have also released songs entitled ‘Ma$k and da Glock’, ‘Smoked Out, Loced Out’, and ‘BREAKDALAW2K16′, that copy and infringe upon Plaintiffs’ earlier original works.”
$uicideboy$ denied wrongdoing and alleged that Juicy J gave them verbal permission to sample their work during collaborations.
However, AllHipHop reports that the legal issues were put to bed this week after Three 6 Mafia reached a deal with $uicideboy$, dismissing all claims with prejudice.
Formed in 1991, Three 6 Mafia are one of the most successful Memphis hip-hop groups of all time. They’re known for singles like ‘Stay Fly’, ‘Poppin’ My Collar’, and ‘Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)’, as well as their platinum albums, When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 and Most Known Unknown.
New Orleans group $uicideboy$, consisting of Scott Arceneaux Jr and Aristos Petrou, formed in 2013, boasting five albums that have entered the Billboard 200 top 10.